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learning activities

Things To Do With Your Kids When You Are Stuck Home

March 16, 2020 by valplowman
Mom doing indoor activities at home with kids

How to structure your day when you are stuck at home with your kiddos. Activity ideas and schedule ideas to get through your days. There are many times in life …

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Categories Parenting Tags Family Activities, indoor play, learning activities 2 Comments

Over 51 Activities To Do at Home With Preschoolers

April 15, 2024July 15, 2019 by valplowman
Preschoolers working on an activity

These 50+ simple activities will keep your preschoolers occupied while providing a lot of educational opportunity and development. Whether you want to focus on some learning activities at home with …

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Categories Education, Play Time, Preschooler Tags learning, learning activities 12 Comments

How To Do a Learning Activity of the Day

February 14, 2024July 12, 2019 by valplowman
Preschooler doing a learning activity at home

A simple way to add in some learning time to your daily routine each day. This can be done in 5-10 minutes and gets noticeable results! Having some sort of …

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Categories Learning Development, Play Time Tags learning, learning activities 22 Comments

Musical Science: Easy Way to Introduce Sound Waves to Kids

July 27, 2020June 14, 2018 by valplowman
A fun way to learn about science through music. How to teach sound waves.

A fun way to learn about science through music. How to teach sound waves.   by Kimberly Cartwright How does music work? Okay, that is a broad question. Music is …

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Categories Education Tags BFBN, Guest Post, learning activities Leave a comment

How To Make Glitter Slime That Isn’t Sticky

August 10, 2020March 29, 2018 by valplowman
How To Make Glitter Slime That Isn't Sticky. This is great for birthday parties, class activities, or sensory learning activities.

How To Make Glitter Slime That Isn’t Sticky. This is great for birthday parties, class activities, or sensory learning activities.  We have been making slime for years. My kids have …

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Categories Birthdays, Education Tags Back to School, learning activities Leave a comment

How to Organize a Playgroup

February 14, 2024March 1, 2017 by valplowman
How to organize a play group

By the time your child is three or four years old, he/she will most likely have a strong interest in playing with friends. You can accomplish this through inviting a …

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Categories Play Time, Preschooler Tags learning activities, playgroup Leave a comment

Pegboard with Pattern Cards {Friday Finds}

September 14, 2020January 20, 2017 by valplowman
Pegboard with pattern cards pinnable image

Friday is currently Brinley’s least favorite day of the week. Most people love Friday, but for Brinley, it is torture day. It is the day of the week she doesn’t …

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Categories Education, Product Reviews Tags Friday Finds, learning activities Leave a comment
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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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